Object Number 1955.0136.060

Object Name

Cream pot (Miniature cream or milk pot)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

William Sim[m]ons (Possible maker)
As per Jackson, English Goldsmiths and Their Marks, p. 17: Possibly maker is William Simons who first appeared in the London Directoryin 1773.

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1784-1784

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Rim, exterior; Illegible maker's mark stamped in a rectangle
2. Mark; Rim, exterior; Passant gardant lion stamped in a cartouche
3. Mark; Rim, exterior; Crowned leopard's head stamped in a shield
4. Mark; Rim, exterior; "i" stamped in a rectangle with clipped corners
5. Mark; Rim, exterior; Illegible stamped in an octagon
6. Mark; Rim, exterior; Illegible, possibly sheaf of wheat or bird, stamped in a rectangle

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

2.047 (H) , 1.969 (L) , 1.102 (W) , 0.5644 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

5.2 (H) , 5 (L) , 2.8 (W) , 16 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Jackson, Charles James. English Goldsmiths and their Marks: A History of the Goldsmiths and Plate Workers of England, Scotland, and Ireland. 747 p.
• Information on possible maker, p. 17
[Book] Houart, Victor & Smith, David. 1981 Miniature Silver Toys. 237 p.
• Published: p. 191, fig. 237
[Book] Houart, Victor & Smith, David. 1981 Miniature Silver Toys. 237 p.
• Information on marks and possible maker, p. 190